CVE-2026-2656 (GCVE-0-2026-2656)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-18 14:32 – Updated: 2026-02-23 10:17
VLAI?
Title
ChaiScript type_info.hpp bare_equal use after free
Summary
A flaw has been found in ChaiScript up to 6.1.0. This affects the function chaiscript::Type_Info::bare_equal of the file include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/type_info.hpp. This manipulation causes use after free. The attack requires local access. The attack's complexity is rated as high. The exploitability is reported as difficult. The exploit has been published and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
Severity ?
Assigner
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Impacted products
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Affected:
6.0
Affected: 6.1.0 |
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Nomenclature
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